March is the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is one of seven months that are 31 days long. In the Northern Hemisphere, the meteorological beginning of spring occurs on the first day of March. The March equinox on the 20th or 21st marks the astronomical beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and the beginning of autumn in the Southern Hemisphere, where September is the seasonal equivalent of the Northern Hemisphere for March.
March symbols: The birthstones of March are aquamarine and bloodstone. These stones symbolize courage. Its birth flower is the daffodil. The zodiac signs for the month of March are Pisces (until March 20) and Aries (March 21 onwards).
Historical Events for March, 1937
Day of Week 2nd » The Steel Workers Organizing Committee signs a collective bargaining agreement with U.S. Steel, leading to unionization of the United States steel industry.
Day of Week 8th » Spanish Civil War: The Battle of Guadalajara begins.
Day of Week 18th » The New London School explosion in New London, Texas, kills 300 people, mostly children.
18th » Spanish Civil War: Spanish Republican forces defeat the Italy named Italians at the Battle of Guadalajara.
18th » The human-powered aircraft, 'Bossi-Bonomi Pedaliante Pedaliante', flies convert 1 km outside Milan.
Day of Week 21st » Ponce Massacre: Nineteen people in Ponce, Puerto Rico named Ponce, Puerto Rico, are gunned down by a police squad acting under orders of US-appointed Governor, Blanton C. Winship.